Dries Van Noten

Adrian Bosch, Nikola Jovanovic and Matvey Lykov in Dries Van Noten Spring Summer 2010 Collection Is Dries Van Noten men and Dries Van Noten women one of the most matching couples in fashion history ever? Just like the Belgian designer’s womens collection, which we have just seen yesterday , South East Asia is the source of inspiration for menswear as well – creating an easy and non-chalant collection that is smart yet casual and refined yet never over the top. Bastiaan Ninaber, Adrian Wlodarski and Daniel Uzdowski in Dries Van Noten Spring Summer 2010 Collection Colourful ikat prints intricately decorated all over the charming ... Read Full Story

Sara Blomqvist, Daul Kim and Maria Kashleva in Dries Van Noten “ We went on a voyage, darling !” exclaimed the bold and extravagant Stylist Catherine Baba . “ We were in Bali. We were in India. We were everywhere !” Well… What are we waiting for? Let’s hop on the style wagon and join Belgian designer Dries Van Noten for an unforgettable journey to South East Asia in refined style! Valerija Kelava, Hanne Gaby Odiele and Frida Gustavsson in Dries Van Noten For Spring/Summer 2010 , Dries van Noten ’s inspiration hailed from exactly half way across the globe in South East Asia. ... Read Full Story

Bold prints, harem pants and beefy sailor looks ruled the catwalks Thursday on day one of Paris' menswear displays, with strong spring-summer 2010 collections by Belgium's critical darling Dries Van Noten, French luxury label Louis Vuitton and the country's one-time enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier. Japanese label Issey Miyake gave a Turkish spin to its East-meets-West aesthetic, sending out a mosaic and tulip-print collection fit for a sultan. Emanuel Ungaro kept the color popping with a flamenco-meets-rock-'n'-roll collection that was heavy on fuchsia and polka-dots. Vuitton looked to New York City's daredevil bike messengers for inspiration for its sportswear-meets-luxury display, which married citrus tones ... Read Full Story

Shoes from the Fall Winter 2009 Collection of Dries Van Noten Five years ago, if you ask me to wear my Grandma’s shoes, I would yell out “Hell! No!” madly like a savage caveman insanely fighting a ferocious tiger; but after seeing so many Scandinavian girls rocking their beloved Granny’s outfits, I am not certain whether yesterday is really out and over with. The scrumptious shoes from Belgian designer Dries van Noten ’s Fall/Winter 2009/10 collection carries that old vintage charm with the conservative cut in that familiar shade of camel, which we all remember our grannies by. The luxurious finishing touches (Ohh, that ... Read Full Story

Well, Averyl Oates (buying director for Harvey Nichols) may think the Dries van Noten shoes were all that , but I can’t say as I agree. This is a designer who’s previously brought us such glorious pattern and texture combinations as the Spring 2009 line and the likewise-stylish Fall 2008 line . But for Fall 2009, I have to say my high hopes were disappointed. Pattern, yes. But monochromatic and not terribly interesting. Texture, sure, but only with a repeated python print (yawn… I’m not down with all the snake usage) and some rather boring brown leathers and… well… see and judge for yourselves. ... Read Full Story